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How can I delete my account?
I'd like to delete my account, but I can't find any way to do this.
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Written by Johanna C.
Updated over a week ago

Account Deletion (Two Methods)

⚠️ UPDATE: As of April 11, 2023 ChatGPT users on either free or plus plans can delete their own accounts themselves:

Account deletion is permanent, so you won't be able to make an account again in the future.

  1. In the bottom left click on Settings

  2. Free

  3. Plus

  4. For "Data Controls" click "Show"

  5. The Data Controls menu will appear - click on Delete account

  6. Confirmation modal will appear where you need to type your email + "DELETE" into the input fields to unlock the "Permanently delete my account" button

  7. Once the inputs are filled out you unlock the "Permanently delete my account" button

  8. Click "Permanently delete my account" to delete your account.

What if I just want to delete a specific chat conversation in ChatGPT but not delete my entire account?

You can clear specific chat conversations one at a time from your chat history.

If you need to clear all conversations there is an option to do that:

You'll be asked to confirm before you can clear everything:

What if I just want to opt-out of having my content used to improve your services?

You can request to opt out of having your content used to improve our services at any time by filling out this form.

If you do not have a ChatGPT account please see below.

You can delete your account through our help chat when logged into our website:

  1. Select the "Help" button in the bottom right.

  2. Select "Send us a message."

  3. Select "Account Deletion" and complete the workflow for account deletion.

Your request will be submitted to us and you'll receive a confirmation when the deletion has been completed. Please note that it may take up to 4 weeks for your request to be completed.

You must be logged into your OpenAI account (i.e. https://platform.openai.com/login) for this process, as we must confirm that you are the account holder. Requests made without an associated account cannot be processed.

Once the deletion request is processed when you try to sign in again you should expect to see a message that you no longer have an account:

After deletion can I reuse the same mobile number I had before for additional accounts?

For anti-fraud and abuse reasons, we do not allow you to use your number for phone verification for more than 2 unique OpenAI accounts. This is true only if you create the additional accounts before deleting any account linked to that phone number.

If you need to create another (3rd) unique OpenAI account then you'd need to use a different number.

After account deletion can I unlink my phone number from my OpenAI account?

For anti-fraud and abuse reasons, we do not allow you to unlink phone numbers. The 2 unique OpenAI sign ups limit still applies.

What if I just want to delete a specific chat conversation in ChatGPT but not delete my entire account?

You can clear specific chat conversations one at a time from your chat history. After 30 days the cleared conversation will be permanently deleted or de-identified if you haven't opted out of having your content used to improve our services.

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